Robert James' parents were living at Brookfield in Bootle, Cumberland (now Cumbria) when he was killed in 1917.  In the 1940's my grandparents (Elijah & Annie Hargreaves) rented, and then bought Brookfield, and I went on to live at Brookfield in the 1970's when my own parents moved there.  I have quite extensive research on the James family of Bootle, and the history of Brookfield, which I am adding to all the time.

Alison Smith (nee Hargreaves), January 2020

Alison Smith